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Definition of backyard in English:

backyard

noun

1North American A back garden.

‘Bricks, logs and other materials have been recycled into a retaining wall to keep dirt from the basketball court and into backyards as borders for gardens, many of which boast impressive rose gardens.’

‘Moving to the back, Austin reached for the garden gate and entered his backyard.’

‘His botanical images, which reveal the brilliant colors of nature and the strange forms and unique textures of flowers from people's backyards from around the world, have become his signature.’

‘My mom grows hundreds of flowers in our backyard, and I helped plant most of them.’

‘It involves a simple count of the number of birds visiting a garden or backyard in an hour.’

‘I watched the flower in our backyard, day after day, as the huge purple petals unfolded.’

‘Students sketched ‘attractive lawns and backyards and [gave] suggestions of what native shrubbery to use and when to transplant it’ in this class.’

‘In the warm months, I enjoy watching the animals that are attracted to the flowers in my backyard.’

2The area close to where one lives, or the territory close to a particular country, regarded with proprietorial concern.

‘children must be made aware of environmental issues in their own backyard’

‘If they cannot be open-minded and fair in their own backyard, they should be ignored in other areas as well.’

‘When my home PC slowed down then started crashing a couple of days ago, I knew it was time to go on a malware hunt in my own backyard.’

‘Here again, the balance of forces is an order of magnitude more difficult to manage than in our own backyard.’

‘We have so many issues here in our own backyard that we need to pay attention to that this is where the Peace movement is going.’

‘After seeing what was out there in the other schools, he was able to view what was in his own backyard with a new appreciation.’

‘You are looking for new people, so let's start with right in your own backyard.’

‘Nor do we need to be persuaded to make efforts to resist that happening in our own backyard.’

‘As a result it is our responsibility to ensure these spaces in our own backyard remain clean and free of rubbish for the community to enjoy.’

‘In their own backyard they can see if their products and services will fly, without losing too much face.’

‘The common perception was they weren't going to lose in their own backyard.’

‘Yet, he does not even know about spending mistakes in his own backyard.’

‘The opportunity to see an artist who puts on a good show in your own backyard or at a small venue is priceless.’

‘Everybody supports competition, but then says competition should not be allowed in their own backyard.’

‘I hope people will turn up and support us because if you've got people cheering you on, in your own backyard, it has got to help.’

‘Facing these views at home, and in my own backyard, has been much more trying.’

‘His latest album celebrates another lost community, but this time right in his own backyard.’

‘As such it's in our own backyard and close enough, for those who can afford it, to drive to.’

‘These same concerns are no where to be seen in our own backyard.’

‘He insists that, despite the game's international attractions, he has more important business to attend to in his own backyard.’

‘Whereas for India, this is happening essentially in our own backyard.’